Universal Instruments will launch the premier pick-and-place solution for the growing solid-state lighting market with the introduction of the Advantis® AC-60 LED Platform at the NEPCON tradeshow in Shanghai, China, April 25-27.

Macron Dynamics has introduced a new patent-pending arresting system designed for belt driven actuators used in vertical automation applications. Macron's CLAWS adds a level of security in the event of a belt failure that, until now, did not exist. In the rare instance of belt breakage or failure, CLAWS engages and prevents the vertically-oriented load from falling. In addition, belt driven linear actuators provide some distint advantages over alternatives that have previously been used in vertical motion applications, including travel length and speed.

Festo, a worldwide provider of automation technology, is meeting the challenge of an ageing population with an assistance system that creates a more humane working environment in production and extends people's scope of action.

Microscan announces the instruction of two educational machine vision courses and product demonstrations at The Vision Show. May 8-10, 2012 Microscan will show at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA from booth 417.

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